First JDS orientation

From the second day of entering Japan until July 17^th 2008, there was an 12 days long (no program for Sat and Sun) orientation prepared by JICE at TIC - Tokyo of International Center, for all JDS fellows who came to Narita airport, Tokyo.

The program of the orientation included:

Briefing and Orientation on Rules of Japanese Grant Aid for Human Resource Development Scholarship (JDS) Fellows and Information for Living in Japan.

Exchange view with senior JDS fellows on academic life and research methodologies as well as daily life.

Welcome Reception with the presence of officials from respective embassies, professors and staffs of respective universities, ministry of Foreign Affairs, and JICA.

Courtesy call to the Embassy

Opening bank account

Lecture “Policies and Administration of Japan” by Mr. Akira Nakamura, Pro. Graduate School, Meji University

Lecture “Outline of JICA’s Activities and Expectation for Participants” by Mr. Masaei Matsunaga, Deputy Director General for Training Affairs and Citizen Participation Dept. JICA

Move to Tachikawa-Bosaikan by bus; a center is designed in order to exercise how to prevent yourself from various emergency and natural disaster.

Workshop on “Cross Cultural Understanding” by Ms. Mariko Watanabe, Certified clinical psychologist of Tokyo International Center, JICA

Lecture “ The Japanese Experience through Economic Growth and Restructuring in Post War” by Mr. Ryokichi Hirono, Pro. Emeritus, Seikei University.

Lecture “ Japanese Society and Culture” by Mr. Kenichi Namai, Pro. Waseda University

Culture program/ Inspection of Tokyo:

Tokyo Stock Exchange

Asakusa

Tokyo Metropolitan Government.

Imperial Palace

Alien registration at the Shinjuku Ward Office

On July 10^th 2008, some students from Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, and Kyrgyz moved to branch office IUJ – Internation Universtiy of Japan, and on July 14^th 2008, some moved to branch office Toyohashi University of Technology, Nagoya University, and tsukuba University.

Handouts and CDs were also provided for reference :-)